written and performed by Najla Saïd, was produced Off-Broadway by Twilight Theatre Company in association with New York Theatre Workshop. It was performed at the The Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street, New York City, from February 6 through April 3, 2010. PALESTINE attracted worldwide attention. 40 of the 49 performances were sold out.

Najla Saïd has since performed a concert version of PALESTINE at many schools and colleges around the country. For inquiries and information email HERE.

Najla Saïdwas raised in a privileged environment on the Upper West Side. Her father was the eminent Palestinian Edward Saïd. Her mother is Lebanese. Her best friends growing up were Jewish.

Rich, honest, and very funny, PALESTINE is a compassionate look at the Middle East from another point of view.

PALESTINEis a personal journey from the “toniest private schools”, to the “stench of Gaza,” through two wars, the horrors of 9/11, encounters with the likes of Yasir Arafat, “cheeky” photographers and, of course, her esteemed family.